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UNITED STATES PiTENT OFFICE.

HENRY ALL, OF CUTTER R. R. STATION, CALIFORNIA.

' FRUIT-CUTTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ALL, a citizen of the United States, and aresident at Cutter R. R. Station, in the county of Tulare and State ofCalifornia, have invented an Improved Fruit-Cutter, of which thefollowing 1s a specification.

My invention is an improvement in the class of cutters em loyed forgathering grapes or other fruit, an comprises a cutting blade and ahandle secured thereto in such manner that it may be held in the samehand used to seize a bunch of grapes or other fruit, the use of bothhands for gathering the fruit being therefore unnecessary.

The details of construction and operation of the implement are ashereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cutting lmplement 1n theposition it is held by the o erator while gathering grapes. Fig. 2 is aslde view of same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

An elongated blade A 1s attached at one end to a handle B, the two beingarranged substantially at right angles to each other and the blade beingpractically in the same plane with the handle. The outer edge a of theblade is sharpened and the opposite edge is blunt or bread. The handle Bis in this instance formed of a piece of wire, both ends of which areattached to the side of the blade A adjacent to its heel, one portion 12extending downward from the blade and being nearly straight, while theother is curved and coiled around the part b at b, the portion b whichis intermediate the two coils being extended laterally to form a loop,or ring, and the lower portion being similarly extended laterally toform a second loop, or ring '12-. These 100 s, or rings, are adapted toreceive, respective y, the second and fourth finger of the hand as willbe understood by reference Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 26, 1907.

Patented May 19, 1908.

Serial No. 103,900.

to Fig. 1 and the loops are arranged in the same plane with, anddirectly behind, the blade. Thus, in using the instrument, such fingersare inserted through the loops 6 and b, and the body of the handle,composed of the part I) and the coils 1), lies in contact with the basesof the operators fingers, and on the palm side of the hand. The operatorseizes a bunch of grapes for instance, as illustrated in Fig. 1, thesame being held between the fingers and thumb, and simultaneouslypresses the blade a against the stem of the bunch, whereby it is easilyand quickly severed. The operator may give the blade a draw out at thesame time that pressure is applied, in order to facilitate severing astem of unusual size or toughness. It is thus apparent that the use ofboth hands is not required for gathering grapes, apples, peaches, orother fruit, or certain vegetables, such as tomatoes, for instance. Theimplement may be used on both the right and left hand simultaneously, sothe operator may without difliculty gather fruit with both hands.

I claim 1. The improved fruit-cutter comprising a blade, a handleattached to one end thereof and arranged substantially at right anglesthereto and in the same plane therewith, the said handle having in thesame plane with the blade two loops for reception of fingers of theoperators hand, and the cutting edge of the blade being on its outerside, as set forth.

2. The improved fruit-cutter comprising a blade, a handle secured to oneend of same and. formed of wire, one portion of which is twisted aroundthe other and extended laterally, the extensions being oonstructed asloops adapted to receive the fingers of the operators hand, asdescribed.

HENRY ALL.

WVitnesses:

L. L. ARCHER, B. F. Know.

